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A33290	The divine authority of the Holy Scriptures asserted in two discourses the former shewing the nature and extent of the inspiration vouchsaf't by the Holy Ghost to the penmen of the Scriptures ... : the latter shewing the divine authority of the vowels and accents in the Hebrew text ... in a discourse concerning the division of the Bible into chapters and verses : to which is added, A discourse concerning the testimony of the Spirit on Rom. 8. 16. / by Sam. Clark ...	Clark, Samuel, 1626-1701.	1699 (1699)	Wing C4490; Wing C4991_CANCELLED; ESTC R14562	28,221	56

judging the twelve tribes of Israel And every one that hath forsaken house or brethren or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my name's sake shall receive an hundred-fold and inherit everlasting life Matth. 19 27-29 And again When the Sons of Zebedee desired to sit one on his right hand and the other on his left in his Kingdom Christ asks 'em Whether they could drink of his cup and be baptized with his baptism Mark 10.37 38. implying That the greatest Sufferers shall be the greatest Gainers and be most highly advanc'd in his Kingdom Hence then I say we may conclude That since Paul's Sufferings as well as his Labours and Writings were the greatest That he shall not only sit on a particular Throne but on the highest Throne of all the Apostles and they were above all the Tribes and that he shall have the highest degree in the University of Heaven as he was the highest Scholar in Christ's School on Earth But this by the Bye § 25. 4. The Holy Ghost assisted the Pen-men of Scripture by strengthning and refreshing their Memories to recollect and recall whatsoever they had seen or heard before which He saw fit to be inserted into their Writings This kind of Assistance was afforded chiefly in relation to the Historical Parts of Scripture wherein Matters of fact which they had been Eye or Ear-witnesses of are recorded And this was expressly promis'd by Christ John 14.26 The Comforter shall come who shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you and accordingly it was made good unto 'em as we see in the Writings of the Evangelists which contain a Narrative of the Birth Life Doctrine Miracles Sufferings Death Resurrection and Ascension of Christ in an harmonious Discord This was necessary for the Writers of all the Historical Parts of Scripture that they might not be guilty of any omission or the least mistake which would have defaced and fullied the Beauty of the whole Eccl. 10.1 § 26. 5. He assisted 'em by Directing 'em among a Multitude of Matters of Fact what to Omit and what to Commit to Writing and to make Choice of such particulars as he in his infinite Wisdom saw fit to be left upon Record for the use of succeeding Generations This is plain by those passages John 20.30 31. Many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his Disciples which are not written in this book but these things are written that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God and that believing ye might have life through his Name and 21. 25. There are also many other things which Jesus did the which if they should be written every one I suppose that even the World it self could not contain the books that should be written Now which of these were to be written and which to be left unwritten what might be of use and what not it was impossible for any humane Understanding to comprehend and determine and therefore must be the work of the Holy Ghost In general All things were written for our Learning Rom. 15.4 and Admonition 1 Cor. 10 -11 and particularly either as Sea-marks by way of Caution to warn us to shun those Rocks and Shelves which others had split upon 1 Cor. 10 6-10 or as Land-marks to show us how to steer our Course that we may arrive safe in the Harbour of true Happiness Rom. 15 -4 That we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope or by way of Encouragement to quicken us to the Performance of those Duties or Exercise of those Graces wherein the People of God in former times have been Eminent Rom. 4.23 24. Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him but for us also to whom it shall be imputed if we believe on him c. No humane Understanding could judge of these things what was fit and useful and what not so that herein the Direction and Conduct of the Holy Ghost was absolutely necessary And herein among other particulars his Wisdom was admirable in directing Moses in that compendious History of things written by him to record the Artifice of Jacob concerning the Sheep Gen. 30. which may seem at first view to be beneath the Majesty of the Holy Ghost and Gravity of an inspired Writer But if it be well consider'd we may find that Excellent use may be made of it to teach us how that the Providence of God is exercised over his Church and People which was then confin'd within the bounds of Jacob's Family for the most part for their Preservation and Provision and also To warrant the use of natural means such as that was at least in part in the pursuit of lawful Ends. And this Direction of the Holy Ghost was necessary to prevent stuffing their Writings with frivolous and impertinent Stories fabulous Legends and Jewish Fables wherewith their Talmud and some of their Targums and their Midrashim do abound which therefore the Apostle cautions against 1. Tim. 1.4 and 4.7 Tit. 1.14 § 27. 6. The Holy Ghost assisted the Pen-men of Scripture by exciting and calling forth those Idea's and Images of things which were treasur'd up in their Memories As it sometimes comes to pass in Prayer and Preaching the Holy Ghost brings into the Mind such passages of Scripture and other matters as are pertinent and suitable to the occasion tho' not with that Power Evidence and Infallibility which attended the divinely-inspired Writers but in a lower way yet however it is something of the same kind and nature Hereby tho' he did not suggest any new Matter or Notion to 'em which they knew not before yet he brought such things into their Minds as by his infinite Wisdom he saw meet to be made use of to other ends and purposes than the Pen-men were aware of viz. for the Relief of the People of God upon all occasions in all their Doubts Fears and Troubles and for Direction in all the Occurrences of life hence proceed those Multitudes of Directions about particular Duties in Paul's Epistles All that Stock of habitual Knowledge of what sort soever whether Natural Acquired or Infused wherewith they were furnish'd before was hereby educed and reduced into Act so far forth as was needful for the general Design of the Scripture and there was occasion for it What they knew before whether by the Light of Nature Study Conversation or divine Revelation was all Materials for the Spirit to work upon or with in this way As a Carpenter when he builds a House chooses out such Timber Stones and other Materials as are fit for his work and lets the other alone or As a Physician chooses out of the Apothecary's Shop such Drugs and Medicines as are proper and suitable to his purpose so did the Holy Ghost We need not say that the Spirit did teach or infuse into 'em whisper in their Ears as La

THE Divine Authority OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES Asserted in Two DISCOURSES The former shewing The Nature and Extent of the Inspiration vouchsaf't by the Holy Ghost to the Penmen of the Scriptures and the distinct share of each therein The latter shewing the Divine Authority of the Vowels and Accents in the Hebrew Text by new and intrinsick Arguments in a Discourse concerning the Division of the Bible into Chapters and Verses To which is added A Discourse concerning the Testimony of the Spirit on Rom. 8.16 By SAM CLARK M. A. LONDON Printed for Jonathan Robinson at the Golden Lyon in St. Paul's Church-yard 1699. THE PREFACE WHAT Assaults have bin made of late Years upon the Divine Authority of the Holy Scriptures is not unknown to those that think it their concern to attend unto such matters This was done more closely and covertly divers Years ago by F. Simon in his Critical History of the Old Testament In reference to which that very Learned and Judicious Divine Mr. W. Lorimer hath translated and publisht A Vindication of the five Books of Moses with an Appendix of his own in Answer to F. Simon 's Exceptions A more open Attack was made upon it by the Author of the five Letters These were first answer'd among us by Mr. Louth an ingenious Member of the famous University of Oxford I was much pleas'd with the Candour of a passage in his Preface In the last place saith he I must desire of those who think I have not carried the Inspiration of the Scriptures so high as I ought not to be angry with me or uncharitably to censure me as if I design'd to betray the Cause which I pretend to maintain but if they are not satisfied with my performance to undertake the Argument themselves and do Justice to so good a Cause I assure them I shall heartily wish 'em Success in their Undertaking and shall be glad if my Arguments appear weak because their's are stronger for I can do nothing against the Truth but for the Truth p. 16. After him comes Mr. La Mothe who takes notice of that passage and makes use of it as an Invitation to his Undertaking and withal adds If my Example should excite some others to write upon the same Subject the Publick will be oblig'd to me for it In that Discourse of his he hath fully and satisfactorily Vindicated the Divine Inspiration of the Books of the New Testament so that those Letters may be dismiss'd from any further Consideration being solidly and fully answer'd But as to what Mr. La Mothe offers concerning the Nature of that Inspiration I am not so well satisfied It seemed to me very defective which excited me to seek after further satisfaction Whereupon I perused all those Authors within the compass of my Curta supellex wherein I might reasonably expect to have met with something that might have quench'd my Thirst but returned with my Pitcher empty Thereupon I fell a plowing with my own Heifer and that which follows is the Crop which the Reader may reap if he thinks it worth while to bestow so much pains upon it And this I intend only as Cumulative to what is deliver'd by Mr. Louth and La Mothe Besides this late debate there has bin another Controversy of longer standing which has bin hotly canvast and contested pro and con between the most learned Pens on both sides which has a great influence upon the divine Authority of the holy Scriptures also viz. about the Original of the Vowels and Accents in the Hebrew Text of the Old Testament Much confidence or according to modish word Assurance has bin show'd on both sides This point was studied by me when I was in the University above fifty Years ago And since then I have bin looking into what I met with on that subject Of late I have bestow'd some thoughts upon it upon this occasion Being desired to draw up A brief Concordance to be added to the third Edition of Mr. Pool's Annotations I intended to Preface it with an Account of the Division of the Bible into Chapters and Verses the foundation of all exact Concordances and without which they cannot but be very lame and defective Thereupon making Enquiry into the Original of the Chapters and Verses in the Old Testament it naturally led me into that weighty Controversy about the Authority of the Points in the Hebrew Text which occasion'd it's growth into a larger bulk than was fit for a Preface whereupon I was feign to slip it off and separate it from that Root and so it grew up into a distinct Discourse by it self wherein the Reader will meet with something not to be found else where for I would not trouble the World with old matters new vamp't up When this Discourse was first conceived and brought forth which was some Years ago as they say the Eagle tries her young ones by exposing 'em to the light of the Sun so being desirous that the Truth and Soundness of my Notion might be thorowly tried I sent it to some learned Persons for their Opinion about it I found that they had a different apprehension of the Controversy from mine and made some slight Objections against my judgment of it but none of 'em did attempt any Answer to any of my Arguments or endeavour in the least to overthrow the foundation of my Building viz. The Connection between the Verses Accents and Vowels which confirmed me in my Opinion that it is built upon good Grounds because the most learned Persons that have perused it have so little to object against it The most considerable Objection made by a very learned judicious Divine was not so much against my Opinion it self as that it is not sufficiently proved that all the Hebrew Accents are and must be coetaneous with the Verses and Language I grant that my Argument does not directly prove that All the Accents are Coevous with the Vowels but only Athnach and Silluk But then if it be consider'd that they all have a dependance one upon another i. e. the Duces and Subditi or Ministri upon the Reges then the proving of some of 'em to be coetaneous with the Vowels and Verses bids fair for the proof of 'em all The Usefulness of the Accents and their intimate connection with and dependance one upon another is very fully shewed of late by Mr. Walter Cross in his Taghmical Art as he calls it tho' I should think according to the Rules and Analogy of Grammar it should rather be called the Tangnamical Art as from Talmud Talmudical for the Noun Substantive is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tangnam an Accent which very well deserves the diligent Study of all those that desire to be exact in the Hebrew Tongue and consequently in the understanding of the Scriptures of the Old Testament only one great Disaster has befallen it which probably might come to pass by his Illness or Death that it is very false Printed It has bin suggested to

me by some learned Men that have seen those Papers That being fit only for the View of the Learned and alas not for all of them neither it should have bin dress'd up and sent abroad in a learned Habit but falling only accidentally upon that Question I spun out my thoughts upon it by degrees after the same rate that I had begun it till I had finisht my Web and don't think it now worth while to put it into a new dress but e'en let it go as it is and approve it self to the Candid Reader as well as it can The Third Discourse treats of a nice and curious Point The Testimony of the Spirit which is not so much a matter of Speculation as Experience Concerning which I know nothing that has bin publisht of late about it distinctly by it self and therefore perhaps it may find the better Acceptance with the Reader especially if he be one that has his Senses exercised about such things Sa. Clark The CONTENTS § 1. THE Unsearchableness of God's Works § 2. Especially of the Work of the Spirit upon the Souls of men § 3. And more especially as to the Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures § 4. La Mothe's Account of it § 5. The Nature of it open'd in several Propositions 1. Prop. The Holy Scriptures contain matters of several sorts § 6. 2. Prop. All Scripture of what sort soever is by Inspiration from God § 7. Proved by Parts 1. Concerning the Scriptures of the Old Testament that they are divinely inspired is proved 1. By the Testimonies of Paul and Peter 2 Tim. 3.16 2 Pet. 1.21 which are open'd § 8. 2. By a distinct consideration of the several Books 1. Of Moses § 9. 2. Of the Historical Books § 10. 3. Of Job § 11. 4. Of the Psalms and Prophets § 12. 3. By many Passages which must be the immediate dictates of the Holy Spirit § 13. 2. The Scriptures of the New Testament proved to be God-inspir'd by several Arguments § 14. 3. Prop. The Persons inspired had the use of their Reason and Understanding § 15. 4. Prop. The Holy Ghost made use of the Natural Abilities of the Persons inspired § 16. 5. Prop. The Holy Ghost accommodated his Inspiration to the particular Genius of every Writer § 17. 6. Prop. This Inspiration included many things in it 1. The Holy Ghost stirr'd 'em up to write § 18. 2. He set 'em their Task § 19. 3. He inlighten'd their minds and gave 'em a distinct understanding of what was to be deliver'd by ' em § 20. Show'd 1. In the Historical Parts § 21. 2. In the Prophetical § 22. 3. In the Writings of the Apostles § 23. The several steps by which knowledge was communicated to them § 24. But to Paul it was all at once Several peculiar Privileges belonging to him § 25. 4. He strengthned their Memories § 26. 5. He directed 'em what Matters of Fact to insert § 27. 6. He call'd forth those images of things which were laid up in their minds § 28. 7. He suggested to 'em immediately what was matter of pure Revelation § 29. 8. He had a general Instruction over the whole to make it a compleat Rule both of Faith and Life § 30. 7th and Last Prop. The whole Scripture both in respect of Matter and Words is of Divine Inspiration § 31. Proved by several Passages of Scripture § 32. And by Testimonies of Learned Men. § 33. The Sum of the whole showing the distinct Share both of the Holy Ghost and Pen-men of the Scriptures There is extant also of the same Author ANnotations on the Bible with Parallel Scriptures much more largely than in any other Edition and a Concordance Sold by Jon. Robinson and Brab Aylmer A Survey of the Bible Or An Analytical Account of the Bible by Chapter and Verse by way of Supplement to the Annotations 4 to Printed for Jon. Robinson Price 8 s. A Brief Concordance of the most usual and useful Places so that one shall seldom have occasion to look into a large Concordance as has been found by Experience In large Twelves Sold by J. Robinson Price 2 s. An Abridgment of the Historical Parts of the Scripture In Twelves Printed for J. Robinson Price 1 s. Of Scandal Wherein these weighty Questions are fully discust 1. Whether things Indifferent become Necessary when commanded by Authority Neg. 2. Whether things Scandalous being enjoined may lawfully be done Neg. 3. How far forth we are bound in Conscience to obey Humane Laws With others Together with An Exercitation on Matth. XV. 1 -9 Sold by T. Parkhurst Price 9 d. An Ordination Sermon on Acts XIII 2 3. Printed for J. Lawrence Scripture-Justification Printed for T. Parkhurst Price 1 s. 6 d. ERRATA In the Exercitation PAge 5. l. 15. for Megittoth read Megilloth p. 6. l. 14 begin the Break at I find and l. 15 16. r. Chapters both between p. 14. l. 16. for 13. r. 3. p. 40. l. 12. for his r. this p. 43. l. last the Hebrew words at the bottom of the page should have been inserted between the Crotchets in the 3d line of the Margin and read 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In the Testimony Page 8. l. 2. before Nil add This is p. 19. l. 32. for Whetstone r. White stone p. 23. l. 23. for great r. other p. 27. l. 29. for where r. when p. 29. l. 7. for wrapt r. rapt If there be any other Faults the Reader is desired to Excuse 'em for the Author did not see all the Sheets An Exercitation Disquisition or Enquiry into the Nature and Extent of the Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures § 1. THE Works of God in general are very unsearchable by any humane Understanding Great things doth he which we cannot comprehend saith Elihu Job 37. 5 nor find out v. 23. So that No man can know the work that God doth from the beginning to the end as Solomon assures us Eccles 3. 11. Particularly Concerning the Works of Providence the Psalmist pronounces of 'em that they are a great deep Psal 36.6 and again 77.19 Thy way is in the sea and thy path in great waters and thy footsteps are not known This moved Zophar to put the question to Job c. 11. 7 8. Canst thou by searching find out God Canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection It is high as heaven What canst thou do deeper than hell what canst thou know The consideration whereof drew that Exclamation or Admiration from the great Apostle 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledg of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding out Rom. 11.36 § 2. But especially the Work of the Spirit in and upon the Souls of Men is very mysterious and incomprehensible as to the finer strokes of it Our Saviour Christ compares it to the Wind Joh. 3.8 The Wind blows where it listeth and thou hearest the sound thereof